Public disclosure of health care-associated infections in Australia: Quality improvement or parody?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-

  Worth, Leon J ^a   Thursky, Karin A ^a   Slavin, Monica A ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATHETER INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84865521778     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10466     Document Type: Letter

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